Employment Support Officer

Cheshire West and Chester Council brings a fresh and energetic approach to providing top quality services for its many customers and communities. West Cheshire is a place where everyone can Thrive – through our core values of Teamwork, Honesty, Respect, Innovation, Value for Money and Empowerment.

This vacancy is based in the Skills and Employment team, who support adults with complex barriers to progress towards employment. We are looking for skilled, proactive and flexible individuals who will really want to make a difference to adults to progress in their lives.

The project offers intensive 1-1 support to adults, with staff co-located within existing multi agency teams across the borough and in our Work Zones. The multi-agency teams focus on prevention, early intervention and de-escalation of a range of complex problems that prevent individuals from being able to focus on progression into training and employment.

Staff based in our Work Zone and outreach settings offer Vocational Profiling and identify individual support interventions required which will inform action planning, outlining choices for the future in relation to participation in short, medium and long term outcomes for education, training and employment. This intensive support model also enables ongoing ‘in work’ support to increase chances of stability and sustainable employment.

For an informal discussion, please contact Lisa Breakspear - lisa.breakspear@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk.

Please note that this job is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

The contractual work location for this role is listed above however you may be required to work from a range of work locations or sites within the Borough and may also be required to work from home, depending on the needs of the service.

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In your application you should ensure that you provide evidence of how you have demonstrated meeting the Council’s core competencies of Teamwork, Honesty, Respect, Innovation, Value for Money and Empowerment.

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If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date then it is likely that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion, however please do not be discouraged from applying again.

Cheshire West and Chester Council are committed to equality and diversity in employment. Please click the Equality Policy for more information.

Cheshire West and Chester Council have adopted a Local Living Wage for our employees which means that all employees will receive a minimum of £9.50 per hour for all contracted hours.

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